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Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice
URL: HTTP://WWW.GUILFORD.COM/CGI-BIN/CARTSCRIPT.CGI?PAGE=PR/JETTON.HTM&A...
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Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: Guilford Press
Abstract: This book addresses the role of literacy instruction in enhancing content area learning and fostering student motivation and success beyond the primary grades. The unique literacy needs of middle school and secondary students are examined and effective practices and interventions identified. Reviewing the breadth of current knowledge, leading authorities cover such topics as: How literacy skills develop in grades 5-12; Ways to incorporate literacy learning into English, social studies, math, and science; Struggling adolescent readers and writers: what works in assessment and intervention; Special challenges facing English language learners and culturally diverse students; and Implications for teacher training, policy, and future research.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Compiles insights from several experts in the field and provides effective strategies and interventions that are research-based. Research methods used include case studies, multiple-site, longitudinal, and quasi-experimental studies.
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Self-Assessment Checklist for Supplemental Educational Services
URL: HTTP://WWW.FLDOE.ORG/FLBPSO/DOC/SELFASSESSMENTCHECKLISTSES9-2007.DOC
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Florida Department of Education
Abstract: Identified by district coordinators and providers in Florida, this [21-page] document includes a list of strategies, tools, and practices that have been implemented by different districts or providers and appear to be effective practices. The document represents practitioners' best thinking related to what comprises successful strategies, rather than focusing on compliance and minimum standards. It is intended as a self-assessment tool for district staff and state-approved supplemental educational services providers, with an emphasis on planning and program improvement.
Claims of Effectiveness: The Bureau of Public School Options of the Florida Department of Education with assistance from the NCLB Public School Choice Advisory Panel, developed the general framework and identified the indicators of promising practices as identified as lessons learned by the Advisory Panel. The authors state that the indicators "appear to be effective practices" but no research methodology or evidence is included.
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Children of La Frontera: Binational Efforts to Serve Mexican Migrant and Immigrant Students
URL: HTTP://WWW.ERIC.ED.GOV/ERICDOCS/DATA/ERICDOCS2SQL/CONTENT_STORAGE_0...
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Focus Area: Migrant education
Provider: Edvantia
Abstract: This book includes 20 chapters that provide background on the historical and current context of U.S.-Mexico relations and education in Mexico. It examines existing binational educational and health programs and describes effective practices for teaching Mexican migrant and immigrant students and working with families from Mexico.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This book is based on historical and societal conditions and documents.
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Louisiana Educational Leadership Standards
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Louisiana Department of Education
Abstract: Louisiana's principal standards are aligned with the national standards for educational administrators, the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders. The seven Louisiana standards focus on the following dimensions of educational leadership: (1) vision, (2) teaching and learning, (3) school management, (4) school improvement, (5) professional development, (6) school-community relations, and (7) professional ethics.
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Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: Jossey-Bass
Abstract: This book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies at the heart of teacher education programs by addressing the key foundational knowledge for teaching and discusses how to implement that knowledge in the classroom.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This book is based on an expert practioners' years of experience in this field.
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Progress Being Made in Getting a Quality Leader in Every School
URL: HTTP://WWW.SREB.ORG/MAIN/GOALS/PUBLICATIONS/GETTING_QUALITY_LEADER_...
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: This report, a part of the Challenge to Lead education goal series, documents SREB states' progress in redesigning the preparation and development of school principals. The analyses are based on information collected in interviews with state agency personnel on six key indicators. The report also outlines actions that states can take to make progress on each indicator, describes promising practices being implemented by some states, and identifies challenges states face in creating new policies that can drive more effective programs and practices.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Purposes, Uses, and Practices of Leadership Assessment in Education
URL: HTTP://DEPTS.WASHINGTON.EDU/CTPMAIL/DESCRIPTIONS.HTML#LIG-1
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy
Abstract: This report discusses connections between learning-focused school leadership and leadership assessment as it contributes to coherent leadership assessment systems. Drawing on exemplary research, and using scenarios from common school leadership assessment practices, this report outlines multiple purposes and uses of leadership assessment in national, state, and local contexts. The central theme of the report is connecting learning-focused leadership with leadership assessment.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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The Leadership We Need: Using Research to Strengthen the Use of Standards for Administrator Preparation and Licensure Programs
URL: HTTP://WWW.MCREL.ORG:80/TOPICS/LEADERSHIP/PRODUCTS/184/
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning (McREL)
Abstract: In response to chief state school officers and other policy leaders requesting research-based guidance to develop or refine principal licensure policies, this report examines the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortuium (ISLLC) standards in light of findings from McREL's recent study of principal leadership, as captured in the Balanced Leadership Framework™. Specifically, this brief seeks to answer the following overarching question: In what ways does the Balanced Leadership Framework compare to and add value to the use of ISLLC standards for the preparation, licensure, and professional development of school leaders?
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims although in a way, the report is about comparing what the research says about effective leaders to the ISLLC standards.
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The Principal Internship: How Can We Get It Right?
URL: HTTP://WWW.SREB.ORG/PROGRAMS/HSTW/PUBLICATIONS/PUBS/05V02PRINCIPALI...
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Focus Area: Highly qualified educators
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: This report presents the results of SREB's survey to measure the quality of internships provided to aspiring principals in university leadership programs in the southern states. The survey probed the extent to which principal interns are required to observe, participate in, and lead activities that focus on improving curriculum, instruction, and student achievement. The report discusses the lack of opportunities to engage in instructional leadership and the wide disconnect between the work of today's principals and the internship experiences provided. Actions for improvement in the programs are recommended.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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The SREB-State Middle Grades Consortium: Making the Middle Grades Matter (MMGM)
URL: HTTP://WWW.SREB.ORG/PROGRAMS/MIDDLEGRADES/MIDDLEGRADESINDEX.ASP
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: MMGM , the middle school initiative of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), is based on the position that most students can master rigorous academic curriculum and that improving student achievement in the elementary and middle school student is necessary for success in ninth grade and high school. MMGM's framework for middle school success includes these key components: a rigorous and relevant academic core, supportive relationships that help students make successful transitions from middle to high school, and teacher advisors to work with parents and students to set goals and select courses.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Four research reports on the condition of middle schools was the basis for a framework to improve middle schools. This framework includes research-based components but does not include references to any evaluations. This is a brochure that overviews the framework of the program.
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Turnaround Leadership
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Jossey-Bass
Abstract: In Turnaround Leadership, Michael Fullan, an internationally recognized leader on educational reform, expands the definition of organizational turnaround and shows how leaders can turn even the worst situation into an opportunity to shake up and rejuvenate their schools and school systems. He identifies the positive things turnaround schools do to get off the critical list, and explores what it takes to motivate large numbers of people to go beyond short-term solutions to achieve fundamental, sustainable reform. Ultimately, Turnaround Leadership focuses on the critical role of leadership, not the Lone Ranger leader who rides into town and saves a single school, but leaders whose very actions change the systems in which they work.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Universal Design for Learning
URL: HTTP://WWW.RIT.EDU/~EASI/ITD/ITDV11N1/ABELL.HTM
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Focus Area: Special Education, Reading and literacy, Technology
Provider: Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
Abstract: Kentucky has embarked on a large-scale systems change effort to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, including use of digital curriculum and computerized reading supports, to improve overall student achievement. This article describes the implementation and evaluation of the program.
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Claims of Effectiveness: The authors describe qualitative and quantitative data collected during the statewide implementation of UDL-based practices. They conclude that UDL blends educational technology with accessible instructional resources that allow students to control and customize the learning environment to meet their own unique learning styles. The authors state that with core content available in accessible digital formats, paired with computerized reading and writing supports, students now have more tools to assist and manage their own learning needs.
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Vocabulary Book: Learning and Instruction, The
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: International Reading Association
Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction from kindergarten through high school—a plan broad enough for students with small or exceptional vocabularies, and every child in between.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This book is based on an expert practioner's years of experience in the field.
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What Great Principals Do Differently: 15 Things That Matter Most
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Eye On Education, Inc.
Abstract: What are the specific qualities and practices of great principals that elevate them above the rest? Blending school-centered studies and experience working with hundreds of administrators, the author reveals the 15 things that the most successful principals do, as well as things that less successful principals don't do. This book shows why these practices are effective and demonstrates how to implement each of them in schools.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Blending school-centered studies and experience working with hundreds of administrators
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When Learning Counts: Rethinking Licenses for School Leaders
URL: HTTP://WWW.WALLACEFOUNDATION.ORG/KNOWLEDGECENTER/KNOWLEDGETOPICS/ED...
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Focus Area: Highly qualified educators
Provider: The Wallace Foundation
Abstract: The authors examined licensure content for principals in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, and found that (1) no state has crafted licensing policies that reflect a coherent, learning-focused school leadership agenda; (2) licensing requirements are unbalanced across states and misaligned with today’s ambitions for school leaders; (3) licenses form the foundation of leadership development; and (4) doing licensure well means tackling licenses in the larger context of school leadership development. They also identify three issues that shape any attempt to rethink principal licenses.
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School Performance Coaching (2005)
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Edvantia
Abstract: School Performance Coaching™ Institutes combine hands-on activities, reflection, dialogue, discussion, and demonstration of strategies that can be transferred to district and school settings. Edvantia's experienced staff can help design and/or deliver an intensive, long-term program of training for a state or district in School Performance Coaching skills. The full resource is only available by purchase.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness pertain to this professional development but the information is based on years of experience and expert opinion.
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SREB Leadership Curriculum Modules
URL: HTTP://WWW.SREB.ORG/MAIN/LEADERSHIP/MODULES/LOGIN.ASP
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: These modules from SREB focus on what principals and school leadership teams need to know and be able to do to improve a school's instructional program and raise student achievement. The framework for the modules is a set of 13 critical success factors identified in studies of principals recognized for leading changes in school and classroom practices that raised student achievement. The nine core modules address using data to lead change, standards-based curriculum development, assessment and instruction, standards-driven student work, creating a school culture of high expectations, results-based professional development, literacy leadership, numeracy leadership, and leading change. Five additional modules address creating a personalized learning environment, organizing the learning environment, building and leading effective teams, communicating effectively in a high-performing school, and coaching for school improvement.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No specific claims of effectiveness, but information is shared on where the modules are being used, and it is noted that the 13 success factors on which the modules are based are drawn from the research on effective principals.
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A Good Teacher in Every Classroom : Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: Jossey-Bass
Abstract: This book examines core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program—and recommends the policy changes needed to ensure that all teachers gain access to this knowledge. This book is the result of a blue-ribbon commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This book is based on an expert practioners' years of experience in this field.
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Acquiring a Second Language for School
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Focus Area: English language learners
Provider: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
Abstract: This short publication guides the reader through the research knowledge base around acquiring a second language for school. The report shares a research-based conceptual model that explains the process that students go through while acquiring a second language during the school years. The model asserts that four interdependent components are crucial to students’ overall growth and success: academic, cognitive, linguistic, and sociocultural. The author reports that, in examining interactions among student background variables and instructional treatments and their influence on student outcomes, two-way bilingual education at the elementary school level is the most promising program model for the long-term academic success of language-minority students.
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Claims of Effectiveness: The research described in this document examines student performance on multiple outcome measures across time, using large data sets. Achievement measures used include standardized tests and performance assessment measures in the core curriculum. Significant differences were found between “traditional” vs. “current” approaches to language teaching for students.
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Balanced Leadership: What 30 Years of Research Tells Us About the Effect of Leadership on Student Achievement
URL: HTTP://WWW.MCREL.ORG:80/TOPICS/PRODUCTS/144/
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning (McREL)
Abstract: This meta-analysis examines the effect of leadership practices on student achievement. After analyzing studies conducted over a 30-year period, McREL identified 21 leadership responsibilities that are significantly associated with student achievement. The results are translated into a balanced leadership framework that describes the knowledge, skills, strategies, and tools leaders need to positively impact student achievement.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Data demonstrate that there is a substantial relationship between leadership and student achievement. Average effect size between leadership and student achievement is .25. The findings indicate that this increase [what increase?] in leadership ability would translate into mean student achievement that is 10 percentile points higher [than what?].
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Beyond Islands of Excellence: What Districts Can Do to Improve Instruction and Achievement in All Schools
URL: HTTP://WWW.LEARNINGFIRST.ORG/PUBLICATIONS/DISTRICTS/
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Focus Area: Parent involvement, School/District improvement
Provider: Learning First Alliance
Abstract: The report outlines lessons from five high-poverty districts that have records of increasing student achievement. The report identifies a set of practical steps that schools and districts can take to move beyond a few excellent schools to success across entire systems.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Researchers at Learning First Alliance examined instruction at five high-poverty districts showing improvement in student achievement. Researchers spent several days at each district and conducted more than 200 individual interviews, 15 school visits, and 60 focus groups. Research shows that the five districts had a similar set of strategies to improve instruction. The authors offer seven strategies that are essential to school improvement.
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Catching Up: Effect of the Talent Development Ninth Grade Instructional Intervention in Reading and Mathematics in High-Poverty High Schools
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Focus Area: High school
Provider: Johns Hopkins University, School of Education
Abstract: This study used multiple regression analysis of standardized test and survey data from high-poverty high schools in two large urban districts to evaluate initial impacts of the Talent Development High Schools (TDHS) ninth-grade instructional program in reading and mathematics. Students in TDHS schools significantly outperformed those in control schools in mathematics and reading achievement gains, and also passed Algebra I at higher rates.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Pre-, post-, and match-control comparisons show that students in TDHS significantly outperformed students in the control schools in mathematics and reading.
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Classroom Instruction that Works
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Focus Area: Achievement gap, Curriculum and Instruction
Provider: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Abstract: To identify instructional strategies that have a high probability of improving achievement for all students, researchers at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning conducted a meta-analysis of more than 100 research studies. They identified nine strategies proven effective in improving student achievement: (1) identifying similarities and differences, (2) summarizing and note taking, (3) reinforcing effort and providing recognition, (4) homework and practice, (5) nonlinguistic representations, (6) cooperative learning, (7) setting objectives and providing feedback, (8) generating and testing hypotheses and cues, and (9) questions and advance organizers. The authors devote a chapter to each of these nine strategies, giving teachers and administrators strategy-specific research and theory followed by multiple examples of classroom practice.
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Claims of Effectiveness: These strategies were found to have a strong effect on student achievement.
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Connecting Entrance and Departure: The Transition to Ninth Grade and High School Dropout
URL: HTTP://WWW.PRINCIPALSPARTNERSHIP.COM/NINTHGRADETRANSITIONS.DOC
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Harvard Civil Rights Project
Abstract: This study of Philadelphia high school students revealed that, in addition to demographic factors, the percentage of ninth-grade courses failed is a strong predictor of students' dropping out. Academic engagement and satisfaction with school decreased the chances of dropping out, but there was no evidence about the causes for those effects.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Logistic regression estimated the effects of student characteristics on dropping out. Controlling for demographic and family characteristics, previous school performance, and attitudes and ambitions, ninth-grade failure was a strong predictor of dropping out.
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Dropout Rates in the United States: 2004
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Abstract: This report builds on a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school drop-out and completion rates that began in 1988. It presents estimates of rates for 2004, and provides data about trends in drop-out and completion rates over the past three decades (1972-2004), including characteristics of dropouts and completers in these years. Among other findings, the report shows that students living in low-income families were approximately four times more likely to drop out of high school between 2003 and 2004 than were their peers from high-income families. Focusing on indicators of on-time graduation from public high schools, the average freshman graduation rate for the 3 most recent years for which data are available increased from 72.6% in 2001-02 to 73.9% in 2002-03 and to 74.3% in 2003-04.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This is a descriptive study. "Data . . . are drawn from the annual October Current Population Surveys (CPS), the annual Common Core of Data (CCD) collections, and the annual GED Testing Service (GEDTS) statistical reports."
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Dropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis
Format: Print
Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Harvard Civil Rights Project
Abstract: This Civil Rights Project report reveals the scope of this hidden crisis, reviewing the most recent and accurate data on graduation and drop-out rates, exploring the reasons that young people drop out of school, and presenting the most promising models for helping high school students graduate with their peers.
Claims of Effectiveness: Provides a review of graduation and drop-out rate data and offers information on models for retaining students.
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Dropping Out of High School and the Place of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School
URL: HTTP://WWW.NCCTE.ORG/PUBLICATIONS/INFOSYNTHESIS/R&DREPORT/DROPP...
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Focus Area: High school
Provider: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NCCTE)
Abstract: Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 are used to examine the association between the CTE-to-academic-coursetaking ratio and the likelihood of dropping out. Descriptive statistics are presented for 1,628 individuals born in 1980. Transcript and survey data are also used. Results showed that enrollment in career and technical education is positively associated with higher graduation rates, but only when the technical courses are taken along with more challenging academic courses.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Fostering Academic Success for English Language Learners: What Do We Know?
URL: HTTP://WWW.WESTED.ORG/POLICY/PUBS/FOSTERING/
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Focus Area: English language learners
Provider: WestEd
Abstract: This online report draws on “several authoritative sources” to share information relevant to ELLs, including definitions and terms, inventory of bilingual and immersion models, types of instructional program models, program model advantages and concerns, summary of research reviews on English language acquisition and academic success, research findings about teaching reading to ELLs, and common misconceptions.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This document is based on a review of prior research. No claims of effectiveness are made, but the author does discuss common misconceptions that he believes cloud the discussion on English language acquisition and academic success.
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Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children: A Research Agenda
URL: HTTP://BOOKS.NAP.EDU/CATALOG.PHP?RECORD_ID=5286#ORGS
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Focus Area: English language learners
Provider: National Academy of Science
Abstract: In this book, a committee of experts constructs a knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate language-minority children, as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studies and proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice, yet maintains scientific integrity.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This document is a review of the literature, but no claims about the effectiveness of any particular approach are made.
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Kentucky's Highly Skilled Educator Program
URL: HTTP://WWW.KDE.STATE.KY.US/KDE/ADMINISTRATIVE+RESOURCES/SCHOOL+IMPR...
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Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)
Abstract: The Highly Skilled Educator (HSE) program was created by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 to provide support to schools with declining test scores. It was designed as a means to reward outstanding teachers and administrators with recognition for excellence, a salary incentive, and an opportunity to assist other teachers, administrators, and schools. Applicants participate in a rigorous application and training process. The current focus of the program is to provide assistance to low-performing schools.
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Claims of Effectiveness: A study completed by the Partnership for Kentucky Schools titled Improving Low-Performing Schools: A Study of Kentucky's Highly Skilled Educators Program, drew several conclusions about the impact and effectiveness of the Highly Skilled Educators Program. Their data found impact in four critical areas: Curriculum and Instruction, Professional Development, Leadership, School Organization, and Morale, and Test Scores.
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Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society
Format: Print
Focus Area: English language learners
Provider: Harvard University Press
Abstract: This book is based on a study of 407 immigrant students in the U.S. who were tracked for five years. Individual portraits of 16 students are provided. The authors report that English proficiency is the single biggest predictor of the academic achievement of immigrant students, and that the quality of the overall language arts program at a school is strongly linked to whether they acquire English. Winner of the 2007 Virginia and Warren Stone Prize, awarded annually by Harvard University Press for an Outstanding Book on Education and Society.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness pertain to this study but the study finds that English proficiency is the single biggest predictor of the academic achievement of immigrant students.
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Making Progress Toward Graduation: Evidence from the Talent Development High School Model
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Focus Area: High school
Provider: MDRC
Abstract: A 5-year study of the Talent Development reform model at low-performing Philadelphia high schools showed that it increased attendance, increased the number of earned academic course credits, raised 10th-grade promotion rates, increased algebra pass rates, and had positive effects on 11th-grade math scores and graduation rates.
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Claims of Effectiveness: The analysis combined the use of interrupted time series analytic strategy with a comparison schools analytic strategy. The deviations of outcomes from the baselines for the treatment and non-treatment groups demonstrated that Talent Development produced substantial gains in attendance, course credits earned, and promotion rates during the first year of high school, which is consistent with the intensive initial focus on ninth grade. These improvements were sustained as students moved through high school.
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Reaching Out: Best Practices for Educating Mexican-Origin Children and Youth
URL: HTTP://WWW.ERIC.ED.GOV/ERICDOCS/DATA/ERICDOCS2SQL/CONTENT_STORAGE_0...
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Focus Area: Migrant education
Provider: Edvantia
Abstract: This book focuses on strategies, based on research and experience, that educators, families, students, and communities can adopt to create positive changes for migrant education. Chapter 6 (Political, Social, and Pedagogical Issues Impacting Early Childhood) examines the issues surrounding early childhood education of migrant students and successful approaches.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Author states the practices are research-based.
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Redefining Parental Involvement: Lessons from High-Performing Migrant-Impacted Schools
URL: "HTTP://WWW.AERA.NET/PUBLICATIONS/?ID=315
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Focus Area: Parent involvement
Provider: American Educational Research Assciation
Abstract: Because of the difficulties of involving migrant parents in their children's schooling, the authors attempted to find effective parent involvement practices by a qualitative study of parent involvement in high-performing, migrant-impacted schools. They found that schools were effective in involving parents because they aimed to meet parent needs rather than adhering to a predetermined definition of involvement.
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Claims of Effectiveness: In this qualitative study, 15 schools were chosen that met high achievement criteria in migrant-impacted districts that were recognized for parental involvement. Data were gathered through interviews, observations, and document review. No less-successful schools or districts were studied for comparison. They found that schools were effective in involving parents because they aimed to meet parent needs rather than adhering to a predetermined definition of involvement.
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Scholars in the Field: The Challenges of Migrant Education
URL: HTTP://WWW.EDVANTIA.ORG/PRODUCTS/INDEX.CFM?&T=PRODUCTS&C=PR...
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Focus Area: Migrant education
Provider: Edvantia
Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive summary of research, history, and legislation on migrant education. Leading migrant educators in the U.S. describe the struggles and resilience of these migrant children and youth and describe the challenges in providing migrant students with a high-quality education. Authors trace the history of legislation and polices affecting migrant students, beginning in 1996 when attention was brought to the plight of migrants in an Edward R. Morrow television special. Described are some successful mathematics programs used in Texas with migrant students: Algebra Across the Wire, Project SMART, ESTRELLA program, and The Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS). The author also discusses ways that migrant students may have difficulties with mathematics because of limited English or cultural misunderstandings, and strategies for educators in overcoming those barriers to learning.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Information is from experts and research, most of which are case studies.
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School District Leadership that Works: The Effect of Superintendent Leadership on Student Achievement
URL: HTTP://WWW.MCREL.ORG/TOPICS/LEADERSHIP/PRODUCTS/244/
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning (McREL)
Abstract: This report is the latest in McREL's continuing series of research on school, leadership, and classroom practices related to student achievement. McREL researchers conducted a meta-analysis of research on the effect of superintendent leadership on student achievement. The researchers identified 27 research reports conducted since 1970 that examined—using quantitative, rigorous methods—the influence of school district leaders on student performance. Major findings were (1) district leadership matter, (2) effective superintendents focus their efforts on creating goal-oriented districts, and (3) superintendent tenure is positively correlated with student achievement.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Analyses found a substantial and positive relationship between district-level leadership and student achievement when the superintendent, district office staff, and school board members do the "right work" in the "right way."
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The Providence School Department and the University of Rhode Island Partnership
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Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: This case study describes how the Providence School Department in Providence, Rhode Island, and the University of Rhode Island (URI) collaborated to develop a principal preparation program that trains aspirants within the school system to become effective school leaders who are focused on improving student achievement. The study outlines the curriculum and major strands of study for the program, the importance of field-based learning experiences and internships, and the indicators of program quality.
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Voices from the Field: Interviews with Students from Migrant Farmworker Families
URL: HTTP://WWW.NCELA.GWU.EDU/PUBS/JEILMS/VOL14/MARTINEZ.HTM
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Focus Area: Migrant education
Provider: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
Abstract: Interviews with students from migrant families in Florida were conducted to provide information on their living and work situations, health, vocational and career interests, and students' self-esteem and goals. Findings showed that although migrant farm workers value education, students often confront situations that may result in low achievement and dropping out of school. Principle barriers to success are mobility, poverty, hostile community attitudes, and educators' preconceptions about migrant student academic performance.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This study was conducted with in-depth structured interviews. A total of 84 students across 18 schools were interviewed, with equal numbers of males and females. More than 80% were of Hispanic origin, 10% Anglo, and 8% African American. Ages were from 6 to 19. The study revealed important aspects on migrant lifestyle and perceptions from a child/youth-centered point of view.
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A Framework for School Leaders: Linking the ISLLC Standards to Practice
URL: HTTP://PATHWISESTORE.COM/INDEX.ASP?PAGEACTION=VIEWPROD&PRODID=12
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Abstract: A guide for beginning and experienced school leaders, this book examines the role of the school leader, as defined by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders, and serves as a practical tool for guiding daily decisions. The Framework offers (1) a research-based definition of effective school leadership; (2) a guide for new administrators entering the profession; (3) a structure for experienced administrators to improve their practice; (4) levels of performance (rubrics); and (5) a description of the knowledge, disposition, and performance indicators of the ISLLC standards.
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Adolescent Identities as Demanded by Science Classroom Discourse Communities
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy, Science
Provider: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Abstract: Moje, E. B. & Dillon, D. R. (2006) Adolescent Identities as Demanded by Science Classroom Discourse Communities. In Alvermann, D.E., Hinchman, K. A., Moore, D.W., Phelps, S. F., & Waff, D.R. (Eds.), Reconceptualizing the Literacies in Adolescent's Lives (pp. 85-106). Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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All the Stories We Have: Adolescents' Insights on Literacy and Learning in Secondary School.
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: International Reading Association
Abstract: This book offers strategies for learning about students both in and out of the classroom, and draws from adolescents' stories to highlight what students need from teachers. The author presents an interdisciplinary, project-based pedagogy that connects several different content areas and employs multiple teaching and learning strategies.
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Claims of Effectiveness: The book is based on an expert practioner's years of experience in this field.
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APEX Parent Workshop Manual
URL: HTTP://WWW.ASPIRA.ORG/APEX.HTML
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Parent involvement, Migrant education
Provider: ASPIRA Parents for Excellence in Education (APEX)
Abstract: The APEX program was developed by ASPIRA to curb the high drop-out rate of Hispanic students by encouraging parents to play a greater role in their children’s education. This free manual consists of 10 workshops that are available in both Spanish and English. The 10 workshops focus on these topics: Self Esteem, Why Is Education Important, The Home Connection, School Structure, What Parent Involvement Means, The Importance of Communication, Involvement with Schools, Organizing Parent Networks, Group Dynamics, and An Effective Facilitator.
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Assessment
Format: Print
Focus Area: Assessment
Provider: Hodder Education
Abstract: Based on available research (in L. Darling-Hammond & J. Bransford [Eds.]), Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do (pp. 275-312), this chapter includes a lengthy section on formative assessment. It presents a model for formative assessment followed by several specific strategies and tools teachers may use as part of everyday instructional routines.
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Assessment for Learning: Putting It Into Practice
URL: HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK/ASSESSMENT-LEARNING-PUTTING-INTO-PRACTICE/D...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Assessment
Abstract: Assessment for Learning is based on a 2-year project that involved 30+ teachers in schools in the United Kingdom. It is an expansion of Inside the Black Box and Assessment for Learning: Beyond the Black Box by the same authors. After a brief review of the research background and of the project itself, successive chapters describe the specific practices that teachers found fruitful and the underlying ideas about learning that these developments illustrate. This book offers valuable insights into assessment for learning as teachers describe in their own words how they turned the ideas into practical action in their schools.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Breakthrough School Improvement
URL: HTTP://WWW.ADVANC-ED.ORG/PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES/BREAKTHROUGH_SCHOOL_...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE)
Abstract: This is a comprehensive approach to helping all students achieve higher levels of performance. The tool was developed to meet the needs of practitioners who want a systemic approach to using research and data to meet school improvement goals. The series includes an action guide explaining key actions of the Breakthrough process, resources and tools that explain strategies for gaining stakeholder support and skills for using data, the Web-based School Improvement Planner, and survey tools and opinion inventories.
Claims of Effectiveness: No evidence of effectiveness provided, although the Web site states that "Research-based key actions guide improvement by focusing on practices and conditions that are under the control of the school and linked to improved student performance.
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Connecting with the Twenty-First Century: Technology in Support of Educational Reform
Format: Print
Focus Area: Technology
Provider: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Abstract: Although this article is from 1998, it represents a vision still yet to be realized for the integration of technology in schools today. Using an engaging multipart scenario of students and adults living and learning together, the authors use the scenario as a jumping-off point to describe the potential technologies have for supporting learning, such as connecting learning to home and parents, supporting project-based learning, and scaffolding learning, among others.
Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness pertain to this article, which is based on the author's experience.
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Constructions of Literacy: Studies of Literacy Teaching and Learning In and Out of Secondary Schools
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Abstract: This book explores and represents, through a series of case studies and commentaries, how and why secondary school teachers and students use literacy in formal and informal learning settings. The authors emphasize that literacy is socially, culturally, and historically constructed and recognize that there are many different perspectives on how that construction occurs. An important feature of this book is that the contributors explore and make explicit differing perspectives on literacy as a social construction.
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Claims of Effectiveness: This book claims to be research-based. However, most of the case studies presented by the authors are grounded in single-site studies. The book does not include enough information about its research basis to judge its rigor.
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Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning
URL: HTTP://HEPG.ORG/HEP/BOOK/53
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Assessment
Provider: Harvard Education Press
Abstract: Not focused solely on formative assessment, this book provides useful information on data use as a whole. The book presents a blueprint for school leaders on how examining test scores and other classroom data can become a catalyst for schoolwide conversations that will enhance schools' ability to capture teachers' knowledge, foster collaboration, identify obstacles to change, and enhance school culture and climate.
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Designing Assessments of Learning with Technology
Format: Print
Focus Area: Assessment, Technology
Provider: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract: The article by Edys Quellmalz and Robert Kozma describes an approach to assess student performance on academic and applied problems during the use of information and communications technologies (ICT). The authors provide an assessment framework as well as the research and theory that support it.
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Developing Scientific Literacy Through the Use of Literacy Teaching Strategies.
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy, Science
Provider: NSTA Press
Abstract: Textual Tools Study Group (2006) Developing Scientific Literacy Through the Use of Literacy Teaching Strategies. In Douglas, R., Klentschy, M., & Worth, K. (Eds.), Linking Science & Literacy in the K-8 Classroom (pp. 261-285). Arlington, VA: NSTA Press
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District Leadership That Works: Striking the Right Balance
URL: HTTP://WWW.SOLUTION-TREE.COM/PUBLIC/MEDIA.ASPX?SHOWDETAIL=TRUE&...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Solution Tree
Abstract: From the website: "District Leadership That Works offers research-based recommendations for setting and monitoring nonnegotiable goals for achievement and instruction at district and school levels." The book addresses challenges in school culture by offering suggestions for dealing with resistance. It also addresses how to obtain the right resources and provide support to educators.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made but the information is based on the author's experience and expert opinion.
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Educative Assessment: Designing Assessments to Inform and Improve Student Performance
URL: HTTP://WWW.JOSSEYBASS.COM/WILEYCDA/WILEYTITLE/PRODUCTCD-0787908487....
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Assessment
Provider: Jossey-Bass
Abstract: In this book, Grant Wiggins outlines design standards for performance-based assessments that promise students of all ability levels clear and worthy performance targets, useful feedback, coaching, and the opportunity to progress towards excellence. Designed as a practical guide, the book furnishes the information needed to design performance-based assessments, craft performance tasks that meet rigorous educational standards, score assessments fairly, and structure student portfolios. It also shows how performance assessment can be used to improve curriculum and instruction, grading, and reporting, as well as teacher accountability.
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Formative Assessment in Action: Weaving the Elements Together
URL: HTTP://WWW.HODDEREDUCATION.CO.UK/TITLESLIST/9585/FORMATIVE_ASSESSME...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Assessment
Provider: Hodder Education
Abstract: This follow-up to the popular Unlocking Formative Assessment focuses on bringing it all together in the primary classroom–how to weave all the elements of formative assessment, coherently and manageably, into everyday teaching. The book develops whole-lesson examples to showcase the key elements of formative assessment in action. Each chapter defines aspects of formative assessment, which are then exemplified in a teacher's own short account of a real lesson or series of lessons.
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Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement
URL: HTTP://WWW.CENTERII.ORG/SURVEY/DOWNLOADS/RESTRUCTURING%20HANDBOOK.PDF
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: School/District improvement, Parent involvement
Provider: Center on Innovation and Improvement (CII)
Abstract: CII engaged leading experts on restructuring and school improvement to prepare modules for this handbook to assist states, districts, and schools in establishing policies, procedures, and support to successfully restructure schools.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, the Center on Innovation & Improvement (CII) engaged leading experts on restructuring and school improvement to prepare modules for this handbook to assist states, districts, and schools in establishing policies, procedures, and support to successfully restructure schools. The modules are based on "promising practices," which blend findings from rigorous research in other fields, research and field expertise, statistically controlled, correlational studies, and long and outstanding records of improved performance.
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Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment
Format: Print
Focus Area: Assessment
Provider: Phi Delta Kappa International
Abstract: This widely-read, landmark review of the literature was the first in a series of articles on formative assessment by Black and Wiliam. This article was based on an extensive survey of the research literature, which concluded that improving formative assessment raises standards, particularly for low achievers. Research evidence is used to suggest ways to improve formative assessment.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Instruction and Learning Appraisal
URL: HTTP://WWW.EDVANTIA.ORG/PDTA/INDEX.CFM?&T=PDTA&C=ILA
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: School/District improvement
Provider: Edvantia
Abstract: This service, available for purchase from Edvantia, provides an objective appraisal of a school or district and a baseline report against which continuous improvement can be measured. During an ILA, Edvantia staff conduct structured interviews with school or district leaders, teachers, and students; observe classrooms to obtain snapshots of instruction; review key documents; analyze data; prepare a baseline report of findings and recommendations; and hold a debriefing sessions with school or district leaders about the report and findings.
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Claims of Effectiveness: The ILA process includes structured interviews, classroom observations, and document review. The ILA process is based on factors identified as important to high-performing schools in more than three decades of education research. The ILA provides a baseline report of findings, including recommendations and resources, that schools and districts can use as a guide in improvement planning and assessing continuous improvement.
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Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World
Format: Print
Focus Area: Reading and literacy
Provider: Jossey-Bass
Abstract: Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World. Catherine Snow (Editor), Peg Griffin (Editor), M. Susan Burns (Editor) ISBN: 0-7879-7465-X. Hardcover. Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley. October 2005
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Leadership Development Framework
URL: HTTP://WWW.NCSL.ORG.UK/PUBLICATIONS/LDF/INDEX.CFM
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: National College for School Leadership
Abstract: Identifies the different needs, strengths, and aspirations of school leaders at key stages in their careers. The framework identifies five stages of school leadership: emergent leadership, established leadership, entry to headship, advanced headship, and consultant leadership. While geared to the United Kingdom's educational system and terminology, there may be useful information that could be applied to the United States.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness
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Leadership for Learning: Making the Connections Among State, District, and School Policies and Practices
URL: HTTP://WWW.WALLACEFOUNDATION.ORG/KNOWLEDGECENTER/KNOWLEDGETOPICS/ED...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: The Wallace Foundation
Abstract: Drawing on lessons learned from work with more than two dozen states and scores of districts, this Wallace Foundation paper discusses the potential as well as challenges of a working hypothesis for a “cohesive leadership system” in which state and district policies are coordinated to put leadership standards into practice, and provide the training and working conditions education leaders need to be successful.
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Leadership Matters: Building Leadership Capacity
URL: HTTP://WWW.SREB.ORG/MAIN/LEADERSHIP/PUBS/BUILDING_LEADERSHIP_CAPACI...
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Leadership
Provider: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Abstract: This guide offers strategies for building leadership capacity in schools and helps school administrators find new ways to encourage and support effort. It addresses four questions: (1) What do leaders do to push all students to higher levels of proficiency? (2) How do school leaders demonstrate that nearly all students can master challenging curriculums? (3) How do leaders encourage the efforts of others to focus on the success of every student? (4) How can leaders put these ideas into practice?
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Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness are made.
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Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners The SIOP Model
Format: Print, VHS, Professional Development
Focus Area: English language learners
Provider: Lesson Lab
Abstract: The SIOP materials are designed to train teachers in how to teach language and content to ELLs. It is a sheltered content approach.
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Claims of Effectiveness: A two year quasi-experimental study of the effectiveness of SIOP (Echevarria, Vogt and Short, 2006) suggests that students participating in SIOP score statistically significantly higher than comparison students in language production, writing organization, and mechanics. In addition, effect sizes are large, indicating that SIOP students' scores are sufficiently higher than comparison students' to warrant SIOP claims of effectiveness.
Evidence of Supporting Claims: Echevarria, J., Short, D. & Powers, K. (2006). School reform and standards-based education: A model for English-language learners. The Journal of Educational Research, 99(4), 195(16).
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Monitoring Student Progress in Individualized Educational Programs Using Curriculum-Based Measurement
URL: HTTP://WWW.STUDENTPROGRESS.ORG/LIBRARY/ARTICLES.ASP
Format: Print, PDF, URL
Focus Area: Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Provider: National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
Abstract: CBM can make IEPs educationally meaningful by aligning initial assessment information and progress monitoring. By using CBM, teachers can strengthen instructional planning and improve student achievement. CBM can be used to develop goals, benchmarks, or short-term objectives for IEPs for students with disabilities as well as monitor student progress across the school year. This paper describes CBM in reading and math and provides sample IEP goal statements for each area. In addition, a description of how teachers can examine data and make meaningful decisions about the overall effectiveness of their instruction is described.
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Claims of Effectiveness: Research validates the following use of CBM: Students whose teachers used CBM to monitor academic progress and to make adjustments in instructional programs, when necessary, significantly outperformed comparable students whose teachers did not use CBM. However, research methods were not shared in this article.
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National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation
URL: HTTP://WWW.ISTE.ORG/AM/TEMPLATE.CFM?SECTION=NETS
Format: Print, URL
Focus Area: Technology
Provider: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Abstract: These are the six "refreshed" National Educational Technology Standards for Students released by ISTE. The refresh process involved input from hundreds of thousands of representatives from education, government, research, and the technology industry from across the globe and are the most recent version of the NETS-S since their original release in 1998.
Claims of Effectiveness: No claims of effectiveness pertain to this tool, which is based on a review of the literature and input from experts in the field.
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